tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post2216504821858286895..comments2024-03-24T15:04:27.557-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: Walking into HistoryBarbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-37216655810694072572019-08-12T08:43:30.700-04:002019-08-12T08:43:30.700-04:00Accounts of the Triangle shirt factory fire sends ...Accounts of the Triangle shirt factory fire sends chills up my spine.Charlotte Hingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044024871533181178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-68088269883883744852019-08-10T10:16:08.143-04:002019-08-10T10:16:08.143-04:00Hi Anna,
Yes, it was. I think the fact that it lo...Hi Anna,<br /><br />Yes, it was. I think the fact that it looked just like any other building in a neighborhood of brick buildings was what surprised me. That and the fact that NYU has administrative offices in the building. I imagine that even after all this time there must be some echo of the tragedy.Frankie Y. Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639137430004692530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-19042902375577931472019-08-09T20:00:31.162-04:002019-08-09T20:00:31.162-04:00I read the novel East River by Sholem Asch when I ...I read the novel East River by Sholem Asch when I was barely 13, and I was riveted by the account of the Triangle fire (about the only part of the book I still remember). Only much later did I learn that the fire was not fiction but a real event. It's good to know that the building is now a protected landmark. To stand in its presence, as you just did, must have been a profound moment. Annanoreply@blogger.com